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Historical Event on 8/20/1995
305 killed and 345 injured in collision between Purushottam Express and Kalindi Express at Murlinagar near Firozabad (UP).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/15/1957 | 60 Harijans enter the Vishwanath Temple at Varanasi. |
| 2/2/1989 | France's highest civilian award, 'Legion d' Honour, conferred upon Satyajit Ray by President Mitterrand at Calcutta. |
| 9/9/1942 | Shirish Kumar, martyr, died. |
| 4/11/1993 | Laxmanrao Madhav Bhide, senior freedom fighter and history expert, passed away. |
| 1/6/1993 | India and Bhutan sign agreement on the giant Sankosh hydro-electric project. |
| 1/12/1966 | Shiri Narhar Vishnu Gadgil (Kakasaheb), great freedom fighter, nationalist leader, social reformer, lawyer, prolific writer and politician, passed away. |
| 11/13/1901 | War Secretary Brodrick claimed that Boers were killing natives in large numbers. He intended to withdraw troops from India to fight in S. Africa at London. |
| 2/17/1618 | First English Ambassador Sir Thomas Roe returned to England after meeting Emperor Jahangir in his court. |
| 3/27/1977 | The government revoked the national Emergency promulgated on Dec. 3, 1971. |
| 6/18/1979 | Sri Lanka beat India by 47 runs in Cricket World Cup upset. |
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